“Life is what you choose it to be”,
No, not in all cases, you surely must see.
Can you take a sour berry,
and make the very same berry sweet?
I surely can not and neither can you,
Unless with the help of some sugar cubes!
Just as surely as I cannot change
The time of day at which it shall rain,
I cannot change the circumstances
With which God has chosen to surround me.
There is something yet that I can do,
A power I hold, and so can you!
A power of strong fortitude-
This power is called gratitude.
This power changes how I see,
For it maintains joy in the little things.
Gratitude, what a mighty weapon,
Capable of changing one’s perception,
Dispelling dissatisfaction and complaints,
Even when one’s joy is distant and faint.
A change of view is all it takes,
To start a habit of giving thanks.